A seven-minute read about…

  • ‘Narrative echo effects,’ a concept explored by Charles Baxter in his essay, ‘Rhyming Action;’
  • ‘Secret strings,’ a literary analysis technique/game used by Michael Rosen when teaching students/children, which includes looking for what I believe to be narrative echoes;
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Two signs beside a swimming pool. The one nearest the viewer reads: "TOPs WILL BE SHOT ON SIGHT." The sign further away clarifies that 'TOP' is an acronym: "TRESPASSERS ON PROPERTY."
  • A quick overview of the recent edition of BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth;
  • Acronyms: The apex of absurdity in our 21st century communications;
  • Why don’t we have a little more anthropology in our lives?
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